Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1982
543 Notable deaths
Joe Sawyer
Actor (1906-1982).
Born August 29th, 1906 in Guelph. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1982 at 75 years old in Ashland (liver cancer). [ref]
Cevdet Sunay
Fifth president of turkey (1899-1982).
Born February 10th, 1899 in Trabzon.
Died May 22nd, 1982 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
Henri Tajfel
British social psychologist and university teacher of polish-jewish origin.
Born June 22nd, 1919 in Włocławek.
Died May 3rd, 1982 at 62 years old in Bristol.
Big Joe Williams
American delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1903–1982).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Crawford.
Died December 17th, 1982 at 79 years old in Macon.
Henry King
American film director (1886-1982).
Born January 24th, 1886 in Christiansburg. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1982 at 96 years old in Toluca Lake (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Helmut Dantine
Austrian hollywood actor (1917–1982).
Born October 7th, 1918 in Vienna.
Died May 3rd, 1982 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Politician and prime minister of pakistan (1905-1982).
Born July 15th, 1905 in Jalandhar.
Died December 2nd, 1982 at 77 years old in Defence Housing Authority, Karachi.
Robert Coote
British actor.
Born February 4th, 1909 in London.
Died November 26th, 1982 at 73 years old in New York City.
Peter Weiss
Swedish-german playwright and author.
Born November 8th, 1916 in Nowawes, Babelsberg. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1982 at 65 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Weiss
Swedish-german playwright and author (1916-1982).
Born November 8th, 1916 in Nowawes. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1982 at 65 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 543
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé